Yeah he wants to truly become like Ra's Al Ghul, complete with Lazarus Pit: virtually immortal.
(Ra's Al Ghul from the comics on left; actor Ken Watanabe as Ra's Al Ghul (which literally translates as "The Death's Head" in next summer's "Batman Begins" on right)
Just damn.
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